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Mao Nostalgia Fuels Shaoshan's Tourism Boom in China
In Mao Zedong birthplace Shaoshan, a wave of nostalgia boosts tourism with relics from bronze busts to glow in the dark figurines. Vendors and locals tout prosperity linked to Mao while officials promote his image, as visitors flood the town and a record 3.5 million are expected this year.
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Shaoshan
China
Mao Zedong
Mao
Hunan
Bethlehem
Ount Vernon
Mao Juxiang
Chairman Mao
Shadshan
Communist Party
Beijing
Shen Yong
Mao Yushi
Zhou Tian
Wuhan
Zhou Tiejiang
Liu
Taobao
LOS Angeles Times